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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What news does Pierre hear from Rostopchin and his adjutant when he arrives back in Moscow after Borodino?
(a) Anatole and Andrew have been killed and Helene is planning to marry again.
(b) Anatole has had his leg amputated and Helene is leaving Russia for Europe.
(c) Andrew is mortally wounded, and Moscow is being deserted.
(d) Anatole is dying and Helene has converted to Catholicism.

2. When Pierre goes to see Andrew after his return from his cure, who is Andrew talking about and what does he say before and immediately after their greeting?
(a) He is discussing Kutuzov and that he has the interests of Russia foremost in his decisions.
(b) He is discussing Speranski and how so much of what he did was not really useful.
(c) He is discussing Speranski and says that he has done more good for Russia than anyone else.
(d) He is discussing Bagration and that he is extremely valuable in his position.

3. Who does Rostopchin allow the mob in front of his house to kill?
(a) A factory worker.
(b) Vereshchagin's father.
(c) Klyucharev.
(d) Vereshchagin.

4. What does Pierre find about himself while walking and when being still?
(a) His feet hurt, but when he marches the pain leaves.
(b) When he is marching he is afraid of the French killing a prisoner who can't keep up but when he stops, he feels more secure.
(c) He is indifferent to either and just does what he must to survive.
(d) He finds that now he has no reason to afraid, for as Platon has said, "Suffer an hour, live for an age!"

5. How does Tolstoy view Napoleon's dispositions for the Battle of Borodino?
(a) He states that it's easy to see that they are very confusing and could not be carried out.
(b) He states they are very well drawn up but that they could not be carried out as they should have been.
(c) He states that they are poorly done but the French were able to carry most of them out and win the battle.
(d) He states that due to Napoleon's genius, they are well drawn up and that they were carried out to the letter.

6. Why does Tolstoy think Napoleon started the war with Russia?
(a) He was afraid and angered by Russia allying itself with England.
(b) He could not resist going to Dresden, he puts on a Polish uniform, and he frequently loses his temper.
(c) He wanted to unify Europe and since Russia close by, it became imperative to include it.
(d) He was consumed with self-adulation and thought he would make a better nation if Russia is part of it

7. What brings about the change in Andrew in Yaroslavl?
(a) He has gangrene and it weakens him so much that he cannot fight it any longer.
(b) His wound is not improving and infection has set in. He is frequently delirious.
(c) He dreams of trying to close a door on death and fails. He no longer fears death.
(d) He gives up on the unpleasant struggle to live as his life has been so painful.

8. How does Napoleon react to Balashev when they first meet?
(a) He questions him with hostility on the changes in demands that Alexander has made.
(b) He says that the war with Russia was forced by Russia's alliance with England.
(c) He is extremely rude to him and says that his coming is pointless as Napoleon will take Russia to unify Europe.
(d) He is at first extremely polite but then he tells Balashev that he will take Russia.

9. Who is the "King of Rome"?
(a) Barclay de Tolly.
(b) Napoleon's son.
(c) Davout.
(d) Murat.

10. What does Count Rostov say to Petya when he says he wants to join the army?
(a) He is embarrassed that this should cme up when they have dinner guests and flatly refuses to help him.
(b) He says that Petya is so young, his mother's milk is not yet dry on his lips.
(c) He begs him not to speak of it with the Countess as she will be very upset.
(d) He is sympathetic with his son's patriotism and goes to get a posting for him.

11. What happens when Count Orlov-Denisov and his Cossacks try to engage the French?
(a) They arrive where the French are supposed to be but the entire army has joined them and the count looses most of his Cossacks.
(b) They engage the French and smash up the division separated from the rest of the French army.
(c) They are successful at engaging the French but once the Cossacks take prisoners and collect valuable booty, they won't continue the fight.
(d) They fail to surprise the French as the informer is an impostor who has led them into a trap.

12. What has caused Helene's illness?
(a) She has angina pectoris.
(b) The "inconvenience" of having married two men.
(c) She has taken too much of a certain drug.
(d) She has contracted an illness from her reckless behavior with men.

13. Who does Alpatych meet when he goes to Smolensk?
(a) Prince Bagration.
(b) Nicholas.
(c) Murat.
(d) Prince Andrew.

14. In Tolstoy's mathematical problem, what kind of animal is Achilles trying to catch up with?
(a) A snail.
(b) A hare.
(c) None of the above.
(d) A tortoise.

15. What is wrong with the prisoner, Sokolov, who is terrified when the French start to march them all out of Moscow?
(a) He has fever, is dying, and knows he won't survive the march.
(b) He has dysentery and is afraid of being left alone in Moscow.
(c) He is terrified of the French as their demeanor changes when they are given orders to leave.
(d) He is badly wounded and knows he won't survive the march.

Short Answer Questions

1. The French doctor, Metivier, goes to visit with the old Prince Bolkonsky. What is the result?

2. Who is sent to the staff quarters to inform them of the fact that the detachment sent to fight the French division encountered the entire army?

3. What does Mary notice when she and Natasha meet with Pierre?

4. How does Helene's mother react to her attempt to get divorced?

5. How do the French react to the ringing of bells when they enter Moscow?

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